- Date
- August 24, 1983, 11:50 local (18:50 UTC)
- Place
- Petersburg, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8700ZCessna 185 Skywagon
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830824056139A
- Case key
- 39755
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft made a forced landing in a marshy area and nosed over after the engine quit during takeoff. The pilot stated that after takeoff at about 100 ft AGL during a right turn the engine sputtered. He made a slight adjustment to the throttle and the engine quit. The pilot turned back toward the arpt and landed in a marshy field close to the rwy. The pilot stated that he thinks there was water in the fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8700Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 185 Skywagon (185 SKYWAG)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18502896
- Airframe hours
- 3,379
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gerald Williams
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 12, 1982
- Departed
- PSG · Petersburg, AK
- Destination
- JNU · Juneau, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 302 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SIT, 89 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8700Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.